Turkey's benchmark stock index goes down at close

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index ended Tuesday down 2.16 percent to close at 110,712.70 points with a trade volume of 7.8 billion Turkish liras ($1.9 billion).

Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index fell 2,443.38 points from Monday's close of 113,156.08 points, while it opened Tuesday at 113,475.58 points.

The USD/TRY exchange rate stood at 4.1340 as of 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT) Tuesday, compared with its previous close of 4.0620.

The euro/lira exchange rate climbed to 5.1130 by market close versus 4.0040 at Monday's close, and one British pound traded for 5.8700 Turkish liras while the GBP/TRY rate was 5.7550 at the previous close.

The BIST Gold Exchange index rose by 0.68 percent at daily close. In the Precious Metals and Diamond Markets of Borsa Istanbul, one ounce of gold traded for $1,339.00 as of 4.30 p.m. local time (1330GMT) Tuesday, while it was $1,330.00 at the previous close.

As of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT), the price of Brent oil stood at $70.36 per barrel, hovering between $68.47 and $70.48 during the day.